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Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has confirmed he is under investigation by anti-corruption authorities on suspicion he made false statements to a parliamentary commission – allegations he denied. Mr Kurz told legislators that the investigation by the Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office is centred on statements he gave during a parliamentary probe focused on his coalition partner party’s leader, which triggered the collapse of his previous government in 2019. The chancellor suggested the probe was likely to lead to a criminal charge and that he would comply with questioning sh...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionSebastian Kurz said on Wednesday he had always tried to tell the truth to MPs and denied wrongdoing Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has said he is being investigated by anti-corruption prosecutors over allegations that he made false statements to a parliamentary commission. MPs have been investigating claims of nepotism, including the appointment of party loyalist Thomas Schmid as head of Austria's state holding company. WhatsApp messages on Mr Schmid's phone suggest Mr Kurz may have more to answer than previously known. Mr Kurz d...

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz confirmed Wednesday to lawmakers that he was under investigation by anti-corruption authorities. The investigation centres on suspicion he made false statements to a parliamentary committee during the so-called Ibizagate. The 2019 scandal led to the downfall of then-vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, who was Kurz' coalition partner at the time. While denying the allegations, Kurz suggested the probe would likely lead to a criminal charge and that he would comply with questioning should the case go before a judge, Austria's APA news agency reported. He ...

Austria Chancellor Probed Over "False Statement" To MPs "I wish to inform you that... prosecutors have opened an investigation against the head of my office,"Bernhard Bonelli, "and against me", Kurz told reporters before a cabinet meeting. Updated: May 12, 2021 3:52 pm IST Sebastian Kurz said the investigation would have no impact on his work and that he would not resign. Vienna, Austria: Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Wednesday that prosecutors had started investigating him after the opposition accused him of making false statements to a parliamentary committee on corrupti...

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced Wednesday that prosecutors had started investigating him after the opposition accused him of making false statements to a parliamentary committee on corruption